Contempo Nails

They advertise a $ 14.00 pedicure but charge you $ 19.00 if you go in the spa tub but they never gave me any option and they artwork is terrible don’t go here it’s a waste

After my last review of this place, I went in to get my nails done by queyn. She mentioned my review then I ended up having some sort of fungus on my nail for months after the acrylics came off. My nail was yellow for the longest time. Coincidence or accident… I don’t know but that’s never happened before & I’ve been getting my nails done for years.

quinn is so sweet!

This is a no frills nails salon – so don’t expect cucumber-​infused water or dim lights for a spa-​like environment; it’s a simple salon.
I recommend B for pedicures. She is thorough and meticulous, and usually spends a good amount of time on the massage, but spends even longer if you go during a non-​busy time.
The basic pedicure is reasonably priced and sanitary as they:
1. Use new nail files for each customer
2. Cover the foot soaking basin with plastic for sanitary reasons
Just disappointed that they don’t have an autoclave machine for the best sterilization.

And I wish they could make a French manicure more resilient! I swear it starts chipping an hour after I leave. But I suppose that can even happen at fancy salons if you don’t do gel or shellac.

Quyen is AMAZING! My nails are on point every time! I usually go every 2 weeks but I could probably push 3 – 4 weeks for sure!
The pedicures last so long! My toes look great for no joke AT LEAST 5 weeks!
Anyone looking for a good quality and very reasonable price nail salon this is the place to go!

First time going to Contempo
nails. Que did my nails and I loved them. She’s fast and knows what she’s doing. Definitely going back.

I give them one star because I can’t give them less I walked in to get a full set by bee someone recommended her she was absolutely rude at first she told me it’d be 5 mins 15 mins later comes up to me and asks if I can come back In an hour after someone she knew walked in. Rude and unprofessional I won’t be returning.

Lovely place! Great staff! Especially Nina and the prices are Amazing! I will be back

My daughter and I have been searching for a good nail salon and we finally found what we have been looking for, Contempo nails is the place. The staff is awesome and very nice, the service is great and both my daughter and I are very, very happy with how our nails turned out. The price is good too! Trust me when I say this place is great because I am real picky when it comes to nail salons, try this place you won’t be disappointed!

Excellent service and they do a beautiful job! I use Que, she is so nice and my nails are always perfect when I leave. She always accommodates my crazy schedule. The owners are very nice and the staff as well. Highly recommend!

I’m a 12 year loyal customer, my mom introduced me to this place and Bee makes it worth the 20 min drive. I try to get out there 2x a month.

I ended up in the ER (completely unrelated to my visit here) the night after I got a spa pedicure (only $ 19!), and in the midst of the chaos, the nurse stopped short and said, «Wow! Your toes look awesome!»
I don’t live anywhere near this place, which is a bummer. The spa pedicure was so relaxing, and I was allowed to just veg in the chair for as long after as I chose (that might’ve been a different story if they were busier). It’s been a week, and my pedicure still looks great! I am definitely willing to drive all the way out here from Point Loma to get pampered like that!

The best nail salon in San Diego County. Go see Quen, I think she’s the best. My nails last so long and she does such a great job!

I love Contempo Nails for a couple of reasons.
(1) Location — It is a little off the beaten path, in that it’s next to Petco and doesn’t face the main street. For this reason, I was able to convince my husband to join me.
(2) Staff — Friendly staff that actually engages YOU in conversation, not just talking to other staff.
(3) Massage — Okay. So I go here for the pedicures. Their foot/​calf massages are the best. My first time, I was so anxious that it might be over any second, that I didn’t just relax. The massage lasted well over ½ an hour, and I didn’t even request the special attention. I thought it might be a fluke experience. Well, I have been there over and over with the same lengthy massages. I LOVE it.
(4) Design — Great flower designs on my toesies!
(5) Price — Relatively inexpesive compared to other salons.
I don’t feel rushed when I am here. Which is why I get pedicures to begin with. Love it!

I know I gave this place a great review and 5 stars; I am sure you ask way the 2 stars? I went to a new nail place inside of a salon and to my dismay my nails were in horrible shape. I spent 2 hours getting my nails fixed from all the many places I have been but Contempo was the place I got my last 2 fills. I had so much acrylic on my nails that it took my new girl an 1 hour to get it all off. I did ask Tina for natural and thin; not thick powder and make it look thin. I am a fickle B**ch so I will come back and give my thoughts on how I feel after the fact also. Contempo nails has lost my business and I will not return anytime soon for any services.
Tina is a very nice lady and they do give good pedicures. Here I am taking my own advice; You get what you pay for!

I have been to this salon a few times and have loved it for the most part until my two most recent trips. The last one in particular about threw me over the edge though. There were 5 – 6 workers there and only one other customer besides me when I walked in (she was just waiting for her pedicure to dry). It was HOT and they have no air conditioner – and poor air circulation – so I could hardly breathe when I got in there. I was seated quickly, but as soon as I sat down and she started working on me she had to take the lady who got a pedicure to wax her eyebrows (because you know, the 4 other people in there couldn’t do this or do my nails instead). I wanted to get my nails off, and just get a manicure with gel, but she said my nails were too brittle and she couldn’t do that. I was sweating at this point and just wanted to be down so I went ahead and just got another fill – as always, it was a so-​so fill job with the gel overlay not covering all of the acrylic and bumpy and uneven in most areas. The pricing is reasonable and they usually do a pretty good job, but the poor customer service and my inability to actually breathe or feel comfortable was something I no longer wanted when I wanted to relax while I spoiled myself for once.

Love this place!!! Been going here for almost 5 years. There prices are reasonable… and they do a great job. If you havent tried it. try it!

Love this place. great pricing! Love the fact that i dont have someone pushing me over and over to add this and that. Great service. and great work! will keep coming back for sure! ask for Bea, she has been the one that has done my work and is consistenly good.

This is a small, family owned nail shop. Which is what i like about it. They were really slow, 1 costumer when we came in, and only had 2 people working. Me and my friend came in to both get pedicures, and we had to do them 1 at a time. Which kinda sucked. Glad we didn’t have to be anywhere afterwords. Then i wanted to get my eyebrows done, but it seemed like the lady kept on forgetting about me. I told her about 4 times that i wanted them done, but she kept on doing other stuff… that was not important at all, like moving a chair, and taking the trash (that wasn’t even full) out. I was about to just say screw it, and get them done somewhere else, then my friend said something again at the register, so she took me to the back and did them… a so-​so job. If i lived in San Diego, I would try this place again, they did my feet good, and the prices were cheap. And maybe my experience would be better.

Small shop but such awesome service. The owner/​operator is a very nice lady who is very careful and caring and treats you nice. Fairly priced and a BIG selection of nail color. They also offer UV Gel color and glitter color acrylic. These ladies have a customer for life as well as my niece who is 10.